who pays for the heat bill?

mudball,

"cruiser1" really "hit the nail on the head"! We(dh and I) had a winter build and getting the house dried in was not a big deal but then the builder had to run a portable "furnace" once the temps dropped. Don't know if TN gets that cold but we are from the NE WA area and it was a cold winter! Moved in Mar.6. WE paid the heat bill and it was significant!!!

HTH

If torpedo heaters are used you can put a lot of moisture in to the framing of the building.

Concrete (and mortar) must be kept from freezing while curing.

Concrete generates a decent amount of heat by itself, so for temperatures that are barely at freezing or below, insulation can do the job.

Mortar is a little harder since it does not have the mass of concrete pours to provide heat, so it may require a temporary enclosure and a lot of fuel to keep things above freezing for days to allow curing to occur.

I areas with mild (or almost no) winters building can continue, but in areas subject to hard freezing for days to weeks masonry work often comes to a halt.

Thanks for the help. We will try to get the roof installed soon. The installed roof will be completely dried in as far as metal roof, gable ends, soffit and so on. After we get the roof installed then it will sit through the winter and the windows and doors will be installed the following spring/summer. It sounds like we should make sure the wood is measured for moisture prior to installing the windows and doors just in case we have to dry the interior, as well as any further drywall etc...

I built homes in Michigan for 15 years; I'd rather do it in winter. FAR fewer problems than summer.

Upper Peninsula??

We build through real winters here too.

in areas subject to hard freezing for days to weeks masonry work often comes to a halt.

Depends only on your completion date! Here, homes are routinely tented and propane burners run 24/7.

Canadian winters run up to five months a year, so there's no choice.

If you've seen Mike Holmes' crew wilting in New Orleans heat and mired in Cajun corruption, you know why we like it cold.

I did a small development of cabins up in the UP on the Taquhanemon river that were only accessible by 4x4 (real 4x4....not the sissy ones). No electric, propane, gas, etc.

Thanks again for all the help. We are suppose to start the roof project this next coming week. It sounds like we should be fine with a dried in roof through the winter. Everything should be fine without windows and doors until this next summer.

Whenever I''m building, I always put the windows and doors in as soon as possible. At the least, board up the openings. Unless you want to provide housing for families of varmits of every description. Here in Raccoon City, that means the obvious.